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The Last Pharoah
Release Date: TBA
Genres: Drama, Historical
Production Phase: Development Hell
Studio: Columbia Pictures Production Company: Overbrook Entertainment
Who's In It: Will Smith (Taharqa),
Who's Making It: Randall Wallace (Screenwriter), Carl Franklin (Screenwriter), Will Smith (Producer), James Lassiter (Producer), Ken Stovitz (Producer)
Premise: In the 7th century BC the Eqyptian Nubian Pharoah Taharqa is faced with stopping the invading army of Assyrian leader Esarhaddon. ... More »
Monday, September 8, 2008
We Were Soldiers and Braveheart scribe Randall Wallace has been brought in to perform a rewrite on The Last Pharoah, the historical action-drama in development at Columbia Pictures. Will Smith has been attached to play the film's lead, the pharoah Taharqa, for a number of years. Smith will produce through his production company, Overbrook Entertainment, along with his longtime business partner James Lassiter. Ken Stovitz is also a producer on the project.
Carl Franklin (Devil in a Blue Dress) and Chris Hauty (Never Back Down) have worked on earlier versions of the script.
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